Does anyone have an opinion on the Maxtor F01H500 OneTouch III 500 GB
USB external drive.

It will be used with 4 WD 400 GB external drives that I already have.

Thanks for any help you may be able to offer.

Previously Tony wrote:
Maxtor external drives are by now famous in this newsgroup for
failing prematurely from overheating. I wouldadvise you to
stay away from them.

Arno

On 28 Jun 2006 16:48:41 GMT, Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:

Thanks Arno that is what I seem to remember hearing. Thanks for the
confirmation.

<Tony> wrote in message news:qlg5a2lnpaqv8uspp9g80aemtnhaf3fg0k@4ax.com
And if Arnie Babblemouth repeats it often enough (which he will,
without a doubt, to all the idiots that ask questions that they al-
ready know the answer about) it automatically becomes true, no?

Thanks for allowing Babblehead to babble.

Tony wrote:

None of the Maxtor external drives have adequate cooling for the drive.

That means they die like flys.

Previously Tony wrote:
You are welcome. Maybe if more people read this newsgroup, Maxtor
would by now have a decent product. It never ceases to amaze me
the kinf of broken products some vendors get away with....

Arno

Tony wrote:

My experience and opinion of Maxtor OneTouch drives is mirrored by
various responses to this thread.

However, coupling them with Western Digital drives is *really* asking
for trouble.

You'd be better off purchasing a generic box **with cooling fans** (and
proper fans - not 40mm or 60mm jokes) and doing it all yourself.


Odie
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